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<br />Councilmember Riley asked if they are under a time constraint to make a decision this evening. <br /> <br />Planning Manager Larson said they are within the 60-day requirement, but the Council can extend <br />this time period for good reason. <br /> <br />Councilmember Riley said he would like to table this item as the Council has just been presented <br />with a lot of new information that was not in the Staff packet, and he does not feel like he is ready <br />to make a confident decision. <br /> <br />Councilmember Specht said he would not support this variance as he does not want to distract <br />from the overpass on Highway 10 as you come into the City. <br /> <br />Councilmember Stewart agreed with Councilmember Buscher that the email correspondence <br />provided by iDigital shows that Planning Manager Larson did his due diligence to help them with <br />their application. <br /> <br />Mr. Gilleland shared that Planning Manager Larson did not do anything wrong. He added that they <br />also had a number of phone conversations that also discussed this. He said they were given the <br />direction that if they wanted to move forward with their application, then they would need to <br />conduct a survey that shows that the sign is outside of the two-mile requirement from the other <br />digital billboard. He stated they knew they would not be able to prove it was more than two miles <br />away from another sign, so they did not see a reason to submit an application. He added that with <br />other applications in the past, they paid the application fee after the application had been reviewed <br />by Staff. <br /> <br />Mr. Levine noted that he understood the intent of the City Code to have one digital billboard on <br />the east side of the City, one on the west side of the City, and one in the center. <br /> <br />Motion by Councilmember Stewart, seconded by Councilmember Peters, to adopt Resolution #25- <br />204 approving a conditional use permit for an off-premises digital billboard sign at 6111 Highway <br />10 NW. <br /> <br />Further discussion: <br /> <br />Mayor Heineman said he is not in favor of approving this Conditional Use Permit, as he would <br />like to see the item tabled for further review of the newly provided information. <br /> <br />Councilmember Specht encouraged the Council to think about what they want Ramsey to look like <br />when they are driving into the City, as this digital billboard would change the look of the landscape <br />as people enter the City. <br /> <br />Councilmember Buscher shared that she will also be voting against this, as she would like to see <br />the request tabled for further review. <br /> <br />Councilmember Olson agreed. <br /> <br />City Council / September 9, 2025 <br />Page 10 of 13 <br /> <br /> <br />